Impact of sorting and recycling of household waste on the urban development of Limete in Kinshasa

We must be aware that there is a closer relationship between development and the environment. Indeed, development and the economy depend on the quality of the environment where ecological processes take place and where man lives because he is the object and center of development. Unfortunately, for men, this is not yet universally the case. As a result, conflicts or problems arise between humans and the environment. That said, the solution to today's environmental problems boil down to reducing all forms of pollution, including poverty. Indeed, most environmental problems continue to worsen, and in many countries there is little reason for optimism. But more and more, a certain awareness leads to action. As Steele has already pointed out, around 100 countries now have their own environmental strategies, and clear signs of new approaches to environmental problems can be seen in around 50 countries. In Africa, the “polluter pays” principle defined by the Barnier law does not apply. Most Africans remain trapped in a “throwaway” culture. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa in general and the commune of Limete in particular, the “payer-polluter” principle is not applied due to lack of awareness. This is essentially linked to non-compliance with sanitation of the local environment. This study pursues three objectives: Take into account the effectiveness of the domestic waste collection service. Take into account the factors that influence the use of household waste collected and recycled for use in urban and peri-urban areas. Propose an approach for the collection of household waste that is in line with urban or peri-urban development issues. We hypothesized that the household waste collection service in the city of Kinshasa is inefficient. The use of recovered and recycled household waste for other purposes is determined by socio-economic and technical variables. The construction of collection centers in the lowlands facilitates the recovery and recycling of household waste while reducing waste management costs. To achieve this, a survey questionnaire was sent to the population of Limete and we used the functionalist analysis method to limit the sample, organize the surveys and carry out the analyzes using different techniques in order to answer our different research questions. The probabilistic or random method made it possible to make our sample representative of 100 households in the Motel Fikin district. We reached the following results: Recycling of domestic waste has not yet been achieved; consequently, sorting and recovery by volunteers are still very limited; The most common methods used to manage waste include collection, collection, transportation and storage; The population of Kinshasa does not know environmental laws.